The day in photos, April 18, 2010 April 18, 2010

The day in photos, April 18, 2010

Sara Griffith is shown with her husband, Lance, and son, Julian, 2, in their Lawrence home.

Morgan LaForge/Special to the Journal-World

When Sara Griffith was being treated for stage II Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2006, there was concern that her illness might prevent her from bearing children. Here she is shown with her second child, Chloe, born Nov. 21, 2009.

Morgan LaForge/Special to the Journal-World

Steve Haddock is pictured next to the grave of his mother, Barbara Haddock, who in 1992 was murdered at their Overland Park home. Haddock’s father, Ken Haddock, was convicted of the murder. Steve has always believed in his father’s innocence and says that new DNA evidence should release him from prison.

Steve Haddock displays a photograph of his parents, Ken and Barbara Haddock, while they’re on a hot-air balloon ride. Ken is serving a life sentence at Lansing Correctional Facility for Barbara’s 1992 murder, but his children, Steve, Jen and Jody believe he is innocent and are trying to prove it in court.

This aerial image shows the crater spewing ash and plumes of grit Saturday at the summit of the volcano in southern Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier. A lingering volcanic ash plume forced extended no-fly restrictions over much of Europe on Saturday, as Icelandic scientists warned that volcanic activity had increased and showed no sign of abating — a portent of more travel chaos to come.

Arnar Thorisson/AP Photo

Then-Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor beams as President Barack Obama applauds her during a White House East Room ceremony May 26, 2009, in Washington to announce her nomination. Pick who you really want. Expect a partisan fight no matter what. Don’t let your candidate by defined by the other side. These are among President Barack Obama’s lessons learned from the selection and confirmation of his first Supreme Court nominee last year — and they amount to a roadmap to how he will choose his next nominee over the next few weeks.

AP File Photo

Tens of thousand people attend a national memorial service in Pilsudski Square in Warsaw on Saturday in Warsaw, Poland. Some 100,000 Poles filled Warsaw’s biggest public square, joining together for a memorial and funeral Mass for the 96 people killed in the crash. A massive white stage, a large cross in the center, was flanked by oversized photos of the dead, including President Lech Kaczynski.

Alik Keplicz/AP Photo

Richard Renner, Lawrence, works to get his Recycle Cycle ready to roll for the Earth Day parade. The parade route ended in South Park, where a festival continued throughout the afternoon.

Earth Day parade participants Parker Alberding, 5, left, and Emmy Easley, 8, bang on the musical back end to Richard Renner's Recycle Cycle before the start of the Earth Day parade in downtown Lawrence.

Josh Selby, right, gives his mother, Maeshon Witherspoon, a hug on the court following the Jordan Brand Classic. Selby announced that he would play basketball at Kansas University on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Pianist Daniel Cunha, of Portugal, plays for a small gathering at the house of Dave and Gunda Hiebert. The Hieberts have hosted over 500 concerts for Kansas University students in the past 14 years in their home.